Simi Elaine Okuboye, FNPBC MSN| Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthritis
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Joint Pain Treatment
- Medication Administration And Management
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Osteoarthritis
- Sciatica
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Stenosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervicogenic Headache
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Coccydynia
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Knee Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myofascial Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Psoriasis
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Radiculopathy
- Thoracic Spine Fractures
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Whiplash Injury
- Wrist And Hand Pain
Procedures I perform
- Back Pain Treatment
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Endoscopic Spinal Procedures
- Float Therapy
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hypertension Management For Transplant Patients
- Injury Treatment
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Joint Pain Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Medication Administration And Management
- Morphine Pump Implantation
- Muscle Pain Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Nerve Pain Treatment
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Pain Rehabilitation
- Palliative Care
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
- Sacroiliac Joint Blocks
- Sciatica Treatment
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Transplant Regenerative Medicine
- Trigger Point Injection
- Vertebral Compression Fracture Treatment
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Beech Street PPO
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- POS OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HighMark
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Network OA
- IH-Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE for Life East
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Basic
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center
Graduate: Howard University College of Medicine (2000)